François Grondin is a leading litigation lawyer with a diverse practice encompassing an array of complex civil, commercial and public law matters, including large-scale class actions, highly publicized cases, and thorny constitutional disputes. Well versed in the stringent requirements of commissions of inquiry, he has raised BLG’s profile through his work on the Chamberland, Gomery, and Oliphant commissions.
His exemplary track record and outstanding advocacy skills enable him to represent a wide range of clients, including many prominent companies seeking a seasoned, pragmatic, relentless, and attentive lawyer to handle sensitive matters of critical importance. François also takes on a variety of professional liability cases (both civil and disciplinary), environmental matters, penal proceedings, extraordinary remedies (injunctions, judicial review and declaratory judgment applications, etc.) and defamation files, for both plaintiffs and defendants. His vast knowledge extends to judicial ethics; he has been representing the Conférence des juges de la Cour du Québec for nearly a decade, and acted on its behalf before the judges’ remuneration committee in 2021 and 2024.
He is recognized by Benchmark Canada, Chambers Canada, the Best Lawyers in Canada, and Lexpert. François was named Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.) by the Barreau du Québec in 2020 and was inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2022. He was an Excellence Awardee in the Litigator of the Year category of the 2023 Canadian Law Awards, in addition to being highly ranked by Chambers.
Francois was called to the Quebéc Bar in 1991.